I just noticed it's held together by Torx screws and the v cutter says patent pending. Is this an older power lock? I have a weird habit of buying older models in stores. Like my MP600 which says it's made in the USA which I heard there made in china now.

Well that's my tool budget spent for a while but I like the SOG multis a lot, even if they're not too popular round these parts at the moment. They've got their own thing going on. You ought to try a Paratool next, it's weird, is far from perfect but there is nothing else like it